From the passing of the NBA s salary, look at the CBA s talent gap anxiety: Who can take over from Guo Ailun and Zhao Jiwei?

While the NBA arena is still marveling at James' ageless legend and applauding Curry's three-point magic, the emergence of Bunyama has already given the league a clear outline of the next era - from "Zhanku" to "unicorn", the connection of top talents is natural and smooth, and basketball fans around the world are full of expectations for the future of this sport. But when we turn our attention back to our CBA league, a sense of anxiety that is difficult to ignore is spreading quietly: when Guo Ailun's breakthrough is no longer as fast as when he was young, and Zhao Jiwei's passing is gradually being understood by opponents, who can take over the banner of "local core" and support the next decade of CBA?

When it comes to new generation players, many fans will think of Wang Junjie, who became famous in the Asian Cup qualifiers. His performance in the international arena at that time was amazing, and his maturity on both ends of the offense and defense was far beyond that of players of his age. Whether it was the rhythm of breaking through with the ball or the stability of outside shooting, everyone saw the potential to become a top defender. But this expectation was quickly poured cold water on reality - judging from the current career plan, Wang Junjie's goal is most likely to hit the NBA. Even if he cannot gain a foothold in the short term, he is more likely to choose to polish his skills in overseas leagues, and there is almost no possibility of returning to the CBA Liaoning team. For the Liaoning team, which is eager to add fresh blood, and even the CBA, which is in urgent need of local stars, this is undoubtedly a regret that "can be seen but cannot be grasped".

Among the many young players with high hopes, Zhang Chenzhifeng of the Liaoning team may not be the most dazzling one, but with his performance in recent warm-up matches, he has quietly entered the field of vision of many senior fans. Whether it was his inside blocking and rebound protection against the Beijing team, or his secondary attack and defensive replacement against the Sichuan team, he exuded a composure that belied his age.

The most impressive thing is that he reproduced Li Xiaoxu's "blue-collar benchmark" style of play: no flashy dribbling, no deliberate pursuit of highlight dunks, every move was accurately stuck in the position required by tactics, every fight went all out, he never made any show after scoring, and if he made a mistake, he would only silently return to the defensive end to make up for it. This kind of low-key and down-to-earth quality, not greedy for success and not aggressive, is exactly the quality that many young players are scarce today, and it also makes him one of the most anticipated "potential stocks" in the Liaoning team's local talent pool.

The development of CBA has never been the rise and fall of a single team, but the common growth of the entire league's talent system. The era of Guo Ailun and Zhao Jiwei will eventually pass. We look forward to more young players like Zhang Chenzhifeng settling in the game, and we also hope that the league can establish a more complete training and talent retention mechanism - after all, only when the "successor" no longer requires fans to search hard, can the CBA truly mature.